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Introduction To Biotechnology

The wide concept of "biotech" or "biotechnology" encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes, going back to  domestication  of animals, cultivation of the plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ  artificial selection  and  hybridization . Modern usage also includes  genetic engineering  as well as  cell  and  tissue culture  technologies.  The  American Chemical Society  defines biotechnology as the application of biological organisms, systems, or processes by various industries to learning about the science of life and the improvement of the value of materials and organisms such as pharmaceuticals, crops, and livestock. [1] Per the  European Federation of Biotechnology , biotechnology is the integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and ser...